Quelling the divine
Subtitle: the performance of a talisman in contemporary thunder ritual
By: by David John Mozina
Published: 2009
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
Subjects: Taoism; Rituals; Talismans; Taoist priests; Thunder
Description: "This dissertation explores images of the efficacy of talismans (fu) as manifested by a lineage of Orthodox Unity Daoist priests currently practicing thunder ritual in central Hunan Province, PRC"--P. v.
Notes: "November 2009."

Contains abstract.

Thesis (Th.D.)--Harvard University, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (leaves [252]-276).

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